There is much to gain for general arthur currie in the battle of vimy ridge
Julian byng
Although wounded in the hand, MacDowell continued for five days to hold the position gained, in spite of heavy shellfire, until eventually relieved by his battalion. Nothing that could help soldiers succeed would be ignored. Although wounded in the hand, he continued for five days to hold the position gained, in spite of heavy shell fire, until eventually relieved by his battalion. One tunnel, Zivy Cave, could hold a whole battalion. The Canadians held Vimy Ridge. After several years of ill health, he had another stroke in early November and died later that month at the age of By , Canadians had been fighting for two years. However, the knowledge gained would later help the Canadians take their Vimy objectives with lighter losses. Sir Arthur Currie centre and Gen. Vimy Ridge was so well fortified that all previous attempts to capture it had failed.While he remained a prominent Canadian figure in the s, he continued to feel the sting of public accusations and private insinuations that charged that his actions led to unnecessary casualties.
Highly competent and innovative, Currie believed in training and using the lessons learned in battle. This fuse made shells explode on contact with barbed wire, which marked a huge improvement from the shells used during the Battle of the Somme, which would often leave barbed wire untouched but create huge craters.
They spent the coldest winter of the war strengthening defences, carrying out increasingly frequent raids on enemy trenches and gathering intelligence, in preparation for the spring offensive.
His willingness to demand more guns or preparation time prior to major assaults saved Allied lives and enhanced the prospects for success.
They returned to Canada following the war, arriving in Halifax on 17 August Nothing that could help soldiers succeed would be ignored. From to he served as president of the National Conference of Canadian Universities and was elected as a trustee of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in
